The current edition of The Sporting News ranks all 120 NCAA FBS teams and has Colorado at No. 74.

Players or coaches from various schools are quoted for their reaction, among them CU running backs coach Darian Hagan. Hagan believes Colorado is underrated.

“Seventy-four will prove to be too low,” Hagan said. “I think when people see what we do this fall, they’re going to be surprised.

“The coaches won’t be — we know what we’ve got — but those who have written us off before the season even starts I firmly believe will wind up being surprised.”

Air Force, at No. 42, is tops among area schools in The Sporting News’ preseason rankings. Colorado State is No. 80. Wyoming No. 88. The magazine’s rankings do not include FCS teams such as Northern Colorado.